Alterococcus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Alterococcus

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Alterococcus Shieh and Jean 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alterococcus agarolyticus Shieh and Jean 1999.
Etymology: L. adj. alter -tera -terum, another, different; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Alterococcus, another coccus.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 69. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 341-342. [SHIEH (W.Y.) and JEAN (W.D.): Alterococcus agarolyticus, gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic thermophilic bacterium capable of agar degradation. Can. J. Microbiol., 1998, 44, 637-645.]
Validation List N° 69 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Alterococcus agarolyticus Shieh and Jean 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ADT3 = BCRC (formerly CCRC) 19135 = CIP 106113.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF075271.
Etymology: N.L. n. agarum (from Malayan n. agar), agar, a complex gelling polysaccharide from marine red algae; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus (from Gr. masc. adj. lutikos), able to loose, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. agarolyticus, agar-dissolving.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 69. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 341-342. [SHIEH (W.Y.) and JEAN (W.D.): Alterococcus agarolyticus, gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic thermophilic bacterium capable of agar degradation. Can. J. Microbiol., 1998, 44, 637-645.]
Validation List N° 69 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online